Hosseini Farhang, Ayatollahi Haleh, Salehi Seyed Hamid, Jafar Kazemzadeh
Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Open Med Inform J. 2018 Aug 31;12:33-41. doi: 10.2174/1874431101812010033. eCollection 2018.
Due to the increasing rate of the burn injuries and a limited number of specialized treatment centers, providing medical advice and medical care at the point of need is necessary. The aim of the present study was to design and implement a teleburn system to enhance the quality of care for the burn patients.
This study was completed in 2016. In order to design the system, information needs assessment was conducted by using a questionnaire. The participants of this phase were five specialists, five general practitioners, and 12 nurses. The setting of the study was the burn department of a public hospital and a burn center. The prototype of the system was designed based on the findings derived from the first phase, and the usability of the system was evaluated later.
The teleburn system was a web-based system with different sections for GPs/nurses and specialists. In total, 28 burn consultations were made successfully by using the system. The findings of the usability testing showed that most of the participants evaluated the system at a good level. The mean score for the specialists, general practitioners and nurses was 8.4±0.46, 7.7±0.39, and 7.5±0.51, respectively.
Although it was the first time in the country that the teleburn system was designed and introduced to the clinicians, they seemed to be satisfied with using the system. This system could help general practitioners and nurses to receive specialist's advice on a timely manner to improve the treatment of the burn patients. However, more research should be conducted to determine the effectiveness of using this technology in the real work environment.
由于烧伤发生率不断上升且专业治疗中心数量有限，在需要时提供医疗建议和医疗护理很有必要。本研究的目的是设计并实施一个远程烧伤系统，以提高烧伤患者的护理质量。
本研究于2016年完成。为设计该系统，通过问卷调查进行了信息需求评估。这一阶段的参与者包括五名专家、五名全科医生和十二名护士。研究地点是一家公立医院的烧伤科和一个烧伤中心。该系统的原型基于第一阶段的研究结果进行设计，随后对系统的可用性进行了评估。
远程烧伤系统是一个基于网络的系统，为全科医生/护士和专家设置了不同板块。使用该系统共成功进行了28次烧伤会诊。可用性测试结果表明，大多数参与者对该系统的评价较好。专家、全科医生和护士的平均得分分别为8.4±0.46、7.7±0.39和7.5±0.51。
尽管这是该国首次设计并向临床医生引入远程烧伤系统，但他们似乎对使用该系统感到满意。该系统可以帮助全科医生和护士及时获得专家建议，以改善烧伤患者的治疗。然而，应开展更多研究以确定在实际工作环境中使用这项技术的有效性。
